What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 6/5/21 at about 2308 zulu time, N7776S incurred damage during a ground loop, following landing on a grass strip and Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (ksfm). There were no injuries reported. The latest weather available at ksfm was wind 270 at 9 KTS, 10 miles visibility, ceiling broken at 8,900 feet. There was no ATC data available. The pilot reported encountering a gust of wind on short final pushing the aircraft over uneven terrain requiring additional correction to avoid a parked aircraft and return to the grass landing area, resulting in a ground loop upon landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON 6/5/21 AT ABOUT 2308 ZULU TIME, N7776S INCURRED DAMAGE DURING A GROUND LOOP, FOLLOWING LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP AND SANFORD SEACOAST REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSFM). THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE LATEST WEATHER AVAILABLE AT KSFM WAS WIND 270 AT 9 KTS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, CEILING BROKEN AT 8,900 FEET. THERE WAS NO ATC DATA AVAILABLE. THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A GUST OF WIND ON SHORT FINAL PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN REQUIRING ADDITIONAL CORRECTION TO AVOID A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND RETURN TO THE GRASS LANDING AREA, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP UPON LANDING.
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